Construction of cigarettes and the like



M. ZIRMER CONSTRUCTION oF GIGARETTES AND THE LIKE Filed Dec. 6, 1932Martin Z/'rmer nvefl for Attolney Patented Dec. Il, 1934 a emrah]STATES" P.ll-IfIINT OFFICE masses u coNsraUoTroN or crosaa'rrns Nn Irmiwenn immer, romena, our.' Application* December, 1932, Serial No.845,900

i claim. (ci. rs1-sz) 'rise invention rentes to ierfge'end amen roue oitobacco' used for smoking purposes and more e: l incularly to cigarettesof the type now beingmanufactured and sold all over the world. The

A type oi cigarette now manufactured and sold consists primarily oifinely cut tobacco oi difterent blends enclosed or wrapped in acontainer, such as paper, in which the tobacco mixture is more or lessevenly distributed until the whole conter or wrapper is filled' withtobacco. Practically none. of Athe standard popular priced cigaretteshave mouthpieces made of cardboard or other substance and, consequently,the individual who smokes such popular brand cigarettes is iorced to useone end ofthe cigarette 1 :s a mouthpiece and he, therefore,- places aportion oi the wrapper between his lips ior the :s :.1- oi smohng thecigarette. In so doing, some of the tobacco enters into the mouth 1omiort and requiring its 4removal from the mouth.

It is well known that cigarettes contain a called nicotine which is avery poisonous alkaloid and which is the active principle in tobacco. itis also wcll mown that little harm is caused by the smoking ofk acigarette occasionally; but ii one smokes a .great number of cigarettes,he becomes nicotinized, that is, saturated with tobacco smoke anddrugged with l 3u nicotine. produc in the individual a morbid conditionand is deleterious to ones health both men physically. 'I'he nico-- tine=also has an acrid burning taste that is very disagreeable and possiblyinjurious to the delieste; membranes. o! the mouth and throat andusually causes the discoloration oi the teeth and er tips.

The primary object' of my invention is to www. as many disadvantagesinherent in the present type ,of cigarette as is possible and to improvethe cigarette without aiiecting. or

e f H 1' Il the ingredients.

Another object of my invention isto cool the smoke as it emanates fromthe cigarette without mixing with or inserting into the tobacco roll acooling substance and without changing the taste ci the cigarette.

Still another object of my invention is to remove the impurities thatordinarily emanate 54B from the cigarette and that are ordinarilyinhaled with the smoke coming from the cigarette.

A still further object of my invention is tov eliminate the waste'oftobacco resulting lfrom thepresent type of cigarette construction.

Anadditional object oi my invention is to reduce the `cest ofmanufacture oi' cigarettes while 5 at the same time increasing theirquality.

An important and more speciilc object of my invention is to improve thepresent type oi' cigarette vwithout changing its design in any way.

Withthe above and other objects and adl0 vantages which will become inpart obvious and in part pointed out hereinafter, and in order that theinvention and its mode of operation may 'be readily understood bypersons skilled in the art, the details of construction ofthe inventionto be hereinafter more fully described and claimed, are illustrated inthe accompanying drawingforming a part hereof in which:

Figure l is a fragmentary, side view of a cigarette, partially insection, showing the construc- .tion of the iiltering member orcartridge and showing its position relative to the outer covering of thetobacco rollor cigarette.

Figure 2 is a sideI view of a cigarette roll, partially in section,showing one of mynew and improved nltering membersor cartridges inposition and indicating the. lack of change in the design of thecigarette roll.

Figure 3 is a front view o! a cigarette roll having one of my new andimproved ltering members or cartridges therein, taken on line 3 3 of tFigure l, looking in the direction indicated, showing the appearance ofone of the fabrics used in the iilterer when in place.

Figure 4 is an elevational view o one of the fabrics used in theiilteringvmember or cartridge before being inserted into place.

Figure 5 is a fragmentary side view of a cigarette roll showing theposition o! one of -my iiltering members or cartridges relative to theouter covering or wrapper in dotted line position.

Figure 6 is a side view oi.' a cigarette roll, partially in section,showing a modied form of my iiltering member or cartridge in place.

vFigure 'I isla side view of a cigarette roll, partialiy in section,showing another modiiied form of my iiltering member or cartridge inplace.

Figure 8 is a side view ot a cigarette roll, parmuy m section, showingsun, another modified 50 form o! my filtering member or cartridge in Afurther obiect or my invention is to iilter place the smoke before itisA inhaled and thereby remove a large proportion of the nicotineemanating 56 from the cigarette.

Like reference characters indicate corresponding parts in the severalviews in the drawing.

In thedrawing l indicatesacontainer orwraprics and 6 have flanges 8 and9 extending out-- wardly from their respective peripheries which areadapted to retain the said fabrics in proper relationship to each otherand to the cylindricalcasing 4. Another finely woven fabric 10, such assilk, is disposed within the cylindrical-casing 4 in spaced relationshipto the fabric 5 and has a flange 11 extending from its periphery whichretains the fabric in proper alignment with the cylindrical-casing 4 andthe fabric 5.

Figure 4 shows the fabric 10 prior to its placement Within thecylindricalcasing 4 and may be considered as representative of theappearance of the fabrics 5 and 6 prior to their placement within thecylindrical-casing 4. i A* It will be seen that the filtering-member orcartridge 3 may have the container or wrapper l rolled around it at thetime that the wrapper or container is rolled around the tobacco 2, or itmay be inserted after the tobacco has been rolled in the container orwrapper. Regardless of what system of wrapping is followed, it will beseen that by placing the filtering-member or cartridge 3 at one end ofthe cigarette roll, a durable mouthpiece is produced without materiallychanging the appearance of the cigarette. It will also be seen that byplacing the filtering-member or cartridge 3 in a cigarette roll, thesmoke which emanates from-the cigarette roll is forced to pass resaca@ lthrough fabric 6 and to enter the chamber formed by fabrics 5 and 6where it is filtered and cleansed by the soft-brous-substance '1, beforeit is forced through fabric 5. It finally comes through the in theprevious embodiment heretofore illustrated. Figure 6 illustrates the useof the cylindrical-casing 4 having fabrics 6 and 10 disposed in spacedrelationship with each other within the cylindrical-casing; Figure 'Ihas the same structure and has disposed between the'fabrics 6 and 10 thesoft-iibrous-substance 8; and Figure 8 has fabrics 5, 6 and 10 disposedin spaced relationship to each other within the cylindrical-casing 4.

It is to be noticed that by the use of my filtering-memberl or cartridge3 a considerable saving of tobacco is effected without destroying theappearance of the cigarette.

Manifestly 'the construction shown is capable of modication, but Ireserve the right to make such changes in the form, construction andarrangement of parts as will not depart from the spirit of the inventionand are within the scope of the subjoined claim. y, I

Having lthus described mylinvention, I claim:

A filtering cartridge to be used'with a tobacco roll of theclassdescribed comprising a casing adapted to intimately engage with one endof the tobacco wrapper, a pair of linen fabrics disposed in spacedrelationship within the casing, soft fibrous material disposed betweensaid fabrics, and

.a silk fabric disposed within the casing in spaced relation with thelinen fabrics.

. 1 MARTIN ZIRMER.

